Carhartt Double Knee Thrashed Pants Black

These are Carhartt Double Knee work pants in black with a thrashed, heavily worn-in finish. They're for someone who wants a work pant that already carries its own wear rather than a crisp new pair.

The Double Knee is Carhartt's cotton work pant, cut in a relaxed straight leg with reinforced double-front panels across the knees — the construction that made it a jobsite standard and later a streetwear one. Black keeps it more neutral than the brand's familiar brown duck, so it reads as an everyday pant as much as a work one and pairs cleanly with a tee, a hoodie, boots or sneakers.

What separates this pair from a new one is the wear itself: the thrashing came from use rather than a factory finish, so the way it has broken down is specific to this pair.

Available here in size 36.